The present work focuses on the design, synthesis, characterization and application of high performance
heterogeneous chiral catalytic systems for the synthesis of fine chemicals and chiral pharmaceuticals. Heterogeneous
chiral catalysts on the surfaces, in the nanopores and with emulsions have been investigated for the asymmetric
epoxidation, ring-opening, hydrogenation, hydroformylation, transfer hydrogenation, Diels-Alder, Aldol,
cyanosilylation reaction. Some heterogeneous chiral catalysts have been demonstrated to be highly active,
enantioselectiv, and readily recyclable. Very interesting phenomena such as pore confinement, ligand acceleration,
configuration reversal, and cooperative activation have been observed and the chiral synthesis mechanisms have been
studied by both experimental and theoretical methods.